Ambai Itinerary

Ultimate Raja Ampat (SOQ) 12N

Day 1: Guest reception at Sorong Airport, check in, welcome drink, briefing, and departure in early afternoon. According to the weather forecast, we will start the tour in either the south or the north. In this schedule, we present the option of starting with the South. Overnight Navigation through Sele Strait to reach the East of Misool. Arrival in the early morning.

Days 2-5: 

In East Misool you will discover 3 fantastic dives: No contest, Love potion, 3 Rocks. Rocks with vertical walls and fantastic coverage of soft corals, schools of batfish, aggregations of snappers, and bumphead parrotfish. We spend the night in the hidden lagoon, a very special anchorage inside an almost closed bay surrounded by high rocks. We will go with the dinghies to have a look at another lagoon. After a short morning navigation, we will arrive at southeast Misool and start another day of diving in the vicinity of Misool eco-resort: Boo Rocks with 2 large openings in the rock that completely pierce the island from the surface to 5 metres deep, Fiabacet, and Fantasea. Again, an explosion of colours and fish density. In the evening, we organise a dinner on the beach of a small island. In east Misool, we will dive Yellit Kecil - a great wall with excellent fans and soft corals - as well as Rock Tank, and Nudi Rock. Night navigation to Penemu and Fam Islands. 

Day 6: In north Penemu, we will dive Barracuda and Galaxy before navigating to Aljuy Bay.

Day 7: After an early morning dive at Mayhem, a very high voltage submerged reef, we enter Aljuy Bay. We do 2 dives in the bay (Wofoh and Intersection), then one of the best night dives of the Raja Ampat under the pier of a pearl farm that is settled there. 

Day 8: We do another 2 dives in Aljuy Bay (Aljui 1 and the Channel). After these two dives we will have a short visit to the pearl farm if their work schedule allows it. Night navigation to Wayag Islands.

Day 9: Wayag, the northern point of our cruise is a fantastic quartz islets labyrinth. We dive Quoy, Rock Cathedrale and Wayag Ridge. In the late afternoon, we climb to a small mountain to admire the wonderful landscape of the area.

Day 10: After a first dive in Wayag (Figure Eight), we go to Kawe Island where we dive Black Rock and Eagle Rock . Night dive. Night navigation to Dampier Strait.

Day 11: A first morning dive at Citrus, a channel at the entrance of the Dampier Strait with sloping sides covered with soft corals, then with a reliable manta ray congregation at Manta Sandy. We will then dive Cape Kri, one of the largest concentrations of big fish in northern Raja Ampat, including schools of trevally, barracudas, bannerfish, and sweetlips. Night dive. 

Day 12: Two other famous and fabulous dives in the Dampier Strait, Chicken Reef and Sardine Reef. The boat will sail to Sorong where it will arrive during the evening.

Day 13: Breakfast, check-out according to guests' flight schedule. Transfer to the airport, check-in assistance.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.